The entrance way of the Lyttelton Convent (now privately owned) on Exeter Street, all that is left of this beautiful brick building. A pile of rubble can be seen through the doorway.
Signs posted the fence cordoning off High Street. They read "Welcome to Limboland, just waiting!", "Christchurch Economic Recovery Abandoned", and "We're raising $50,000 for our City C96 FM".
Outside the Arts Centre, near the former Dux de Lux which has closed following the February earthquake. On the cordon fencing are pieces of paper with words of hope for Christchurch.
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone. This work was titled 'Conllicious'.
A sign on the site of a demolished building reads, "We miss you mummy, xx". In the background "Do not demoli." has been spray-painted on the wall of a building.
The back entrance to the Ng art gallery building on Madras Street. The awning from Bains of Madras Street sits on the ground beside cordon fencing around a damaged building.
A power pole has a hand-written sign taped to it, reading "Free. Plz feel free to take what you like." Behind is a pile of broken bricks and bent metal sheeting.
A photograph of the Austral Building on Colombo Street with scaffolding up the side. A sign on a side door reads, "No admittance. Goods entrance only".
A digital copy of a pen and ink and watercolour painting by Raymond Morris, titled, 'Ascot TV Building, Colombo and Wordsworth Streets'.
Members of the community at the opening of Wayne Youle's mural, 'I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour'.
Members of the community at the opening of Wayne Youle's mural, 'I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour'.
A photograph of a sign indicating the drop-off point for the shuttle service operating between the Dovedale and Ilam campuses of the University of Canterbury.
Coralie Winn, director of Gap Filler, with members of the public at the opening of the Think Different Book Exchange.
A photograph of a makeshift café set up by Lyttelton Coffee Co outside the Christchurch City Council in Lyttelton.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Air Force Medic service number X1023153 next to the 'Medical' sign in Latimer Square.
Aerial image of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A photograph of emergency management personnel, including volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office, standing a temporary Civil Defence Report Centre in Christchurch.
Street art on the Knox Church at the corner of Bealey Ave. It depicts a plaster with the words "I'll kiss it better" next to it in a speech bubble.
A photograph looking north down Colombo Street from near the intersection with Tuam Street. USAR have been spray painted on the windows of closed shops.
Damage to the interior of a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Sagging walls have pulled the stereo shelves out of line".
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Two members of the Auckland and Northland Territorial Units clearing silt from a resident's garden in east Christchurch.
A tent set up on the verge in front of a damaged house. The house has tarpaulins over the roof to protect it from the weather.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing next to a crack in a footpath caused by liquefaction.
A photograph of a volunteer from Wellington Regional Emergency Management in a van. The van has a small kitchen in the back.
A photograph of damaged buildings on Hereford Street. Cracks can be seen in the building on the far left and the windows have been boarded up with plywood.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A view of the bridge over the Avon River at Hereford Street. Buildings in the background have been cordoned off and an army truck can be seen in the background.